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Original Article Factors Influencing the Practice of Respiratory Infection Prevention for the Elderly in Rural Areas
명순 권orcid, 정순 유orcid, Myung Soon Kwonorcid, Jeong Soon Yuorcid
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2019;30(4):460-470.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2019.30.4.460
Published online: December 31, 2019

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Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was to identify the factors influencing the practice of respiratory infection prevention (RIP) for the elderly residing in rural areas.
METHODS
The data were collected from 188 residents aged 65 years or older residing in the jurisdictions of four public health clinics in rural areas of C city, using a structured questionnaire for the period from December 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019. The collected data were analyzed with independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis using SPSS/WIN 25.0 program.
RESULTS
The score on knowledge of RIP was 8.82±1.36, while it was 4.53±0.47 for attitude, 3.78±0.66 for practice, and 3.78±0.69 for social capital. It was observed that the factors influencing the practice of RIP were attitude of RIP (β=.38, p < .001), social capital (β=.29, p < .001), family type (β=−.19, p=.002), and subjective health status (β=.15, p=.035), while the explanatory power of the model was 47%.
CONCLUSION
Consequently, to enhance the practice of RIP for the elderly residing in rural areas, it is necessary to develop programs considering social and environmental characteristics of rural areas based on their attitude of RIP, social capital, family type and subjective health status.


J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2019 Dec;30(4):460-470. Korean.
Published online Dec 31, 2019.  https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2019.30.4.460
© 2019 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
Factors Influencing the Practice of Respiratory Infection Prevention for the Elderly in Rural Areas
Myung Soon Kwon,1 and Jeong Soon Yu2
1Professor, School of Nursing · Research Institute of Nursing Science, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea.
2Doctoral Student, School of Nursing, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea.

Corresponding author: Yu, Jeong Soon. School of Nursing, Hallym University, 1 Hallymdaehak-gil, Chuncheon 24252, Korea. Tel: +82-33-248-2719, Fax: +82-33-248-2734, Email: jayamush@hotmail.com
Received June 30, 2019; Revised October 22, 2019; Accepted November 07, 2019.

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Abstract

Purpose

This study was to identify the factors influencing the practice of respiratory infection prevention (RIP) for the elderly residing in rural areas.

Methods

The data were collected from 188 residents aged 65 years or older residing in the jurisdictions of four public health clinics in rural areas of C city, using a structured questionnaire for the period from December 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019. The collected data were analyzed with independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis using SPSS/WIN 25.0 program.

Results

The score on knowledge of RIP was 8.82±1.36, while it was 4.53±0.47 for attitude, 3.78±0.66 for practice, and 3.78±0.69 for social capital. It was observed that the factors influencing the practice of RIP were attitude of RIP (β=.38, p<.001), social capital (β=.29, p<.001), family type (β=−.19, p=.002), and subjective health status (β=.15, p=.035), while the explanatory power of the model was 47%.

Conclusion

Consequently, to enhance the practice of RIP for the elderly residing in rural areas, it is necessary to develop programs considering social and environmental characteristics of rural areas based on their attitude of RIP, social capital, family type and subjective health status.
Keywords:
Respiratory tract infections; Knowledge; Attitude; Health behavior; Aged

Tables


 Table 1
General Characteristics of the Participants (N=188)
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Table 2
Degrees of Knowledge, Attitude of Respiratory Infection Prevention, Social Capital and Practice of Respiratory Infection Prevention (N=188)
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Table 3
Differences of Practice of Respiratory Infection Prevention by according to the General Characteristics (N=188)
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Table 4
Correlations among of Knowledge, Attitude of Respiratory Infection Prevention, Social Capital and Practice of Respiratory Infection Prevention (N=188)
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Table 5
Influencing Factors on Practice of Respiratory Infection Prevention (N=188)
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Notes

This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2018S1A3A2074932).

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